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Catalogue 2015 with Handbook The Book Discussion Scheme is a member of the Federation of Workers Educational Associations in Aotearoa New Zealand / Te Whetereihana o nga Kaimahi Akoranga o Aotearoa Contents About Us Welcome ............................................................................................................................................... (i) Handbook Highlights ............................................................................................................................ (ii)-(iv) Book Catalogue Fiction (A-Z) ..................................................................................................................................... 5-71 Non-fiction (A-Z) ............................................................................................................................. 72-104 Index by title .................................................................................................................................... 106-114 Index by author ................................................................................................................................ 115-122 Membership Costs ........................................................................................................................... 123 About Us We’re unique! The Book Discussion Scheme (BDS) is unique in New Zealand. We are the only nationwide organisation that specialises in book groups. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a 40-year track record. What we offer We lend books and discussion notes to participating book groups. Groups make their book selections from this catalogue, which is also available as an on-line version on our website. Each month (or every two months on a half programme), we supply groups with one of their selected titles. We provide enough copies to enable members of a group to read the same book at the same time. Groups then meet to discuss the book they’ve just read. We also supply professionally produced discussion notes for each person, to facilitate group discussion and a greater understanding of the book. Who uses BDS? We cater for people who: • are looking to join an existing BDS book group • are in a book group and want to borrow our resources • are wanting help to form a new book group. We have men-only, women-only and mixed groups registered with the scheme. Membership programmes There are three BDS programmes that book groups can choose from: Full programme – 10 books (one book a month for 10 consecutive months) Half Programme – 5 books (one book every two months) Student Programme – 5 books (for high school/tertiary students; one book a month for the first half of the academic year) Membership fees are as low as $60 per person for a full programme of 10 books. For a table of fees and bank account details see the inside back cover of this Catalogue. Welcome... Thank you for your interest in the Book Discussion Scheme. If you are considering joining the scheme, we hope this booklet whets your reading appetite and answers many of the questions you may have about our membership programmes. If you have just joined the scheme or have been with us for a while, thank you. May you (continue to) share with us many happy years of enjoyable reading and discussion. We look forward to helping you in any way we can. What’s in this Catalogue? This year’s Catalogue incorporates useful information that used to feature in the Handbook, as well as the list of book titles that are available for loan. Our new publication complements the information that you will find on our website www.bds.org.nz which we recommend you also read. An on-line version of the BDS catalogue is at www.bds.org.nz/books/catalogue Record your group’s BDS details for easy reference: Your Group’s BDS Name: Your group’s bank ID number: Our contact details: Book Discussion Scheme PO Box 7126, Christchurch 8240 ph: 03 365-6210 fax: 03 365-6054 web: www.bds.org.nz email: [email protected] facebook: www.bds.org.nz/bookdiscussionscheme forum: www.bds.org.nz/forum Business hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday Closed Christmas/New Year period and statutory holidays After-hours book return slot at 440 Colombo St, Christchurch BDS Handbook i Helpful Highlights Check the BDS website We recommend that you read the following in conjunction with the information on our website (www.bds.org.nz), especially the Members section. Convenors also have access to a dedicated area of the website. To view this, log in using the Login menu button on the home page of our website. Choosing books to read We recommend that groups spend a bit of time and effort selecting the titles you want to read during your membership period. That way, you’re more likely to enjoy your reading programme. If you are on a Full programme: select 25 titles for your booklist. If you are on a Student or Half programme: select 15 titles for your booklist. Before your Convenor submits your booklist with the enrolment form (or selects the titles on-line*), take an overall look at the list. Is there enough diversity to keep the group interested? Have you included some lighter books or are they all ‘worthy’, ‘sad’, or ‘heavy going’? Suggestions for compiling your booklist are: • Each member goes through the on-line or printed Catalogue and selects titles they would like to read. The titles with the most picks or ticks are selected; or • Each member gets to choose a selected number of books (eg, if there are 12 members in the group, each person chooses two titles and the Convenor could select the remaining three); or • Each member picks a nominated number of titles of books they would really like to read. Everyone’s choices are put into the pool and voted on by the group as a whole; or • Use your previous year’s list as the basis of your new list (retain all the titles you haven’t read). Members then add additional titles (such as books newly added to the scheme). Need help choosing? BDS staff are more than happy to suggest titles to suit the taste of your group. Each year we also compile a ‘most popular’ list as voted by groups (check the Books section of our website). Ask for recommendations on our Facebook page or on-line Forum (access via our website). Check out the ‘What’s Hot’ and ‘What’s New’ in the Book section of our website, too. Prioritising titles on your booklist Your booklist can be prioritised i.e. all or some of the titles can be put in specific order, to indicate the titles the group is more keen to read. Convenors can prioritise the booklist in the Convenor section* of the website or by notifying BDS. What title will you get each month (or two months)? Your group receives a title from your booklist that we have sufficient copies of (at the time) for the number of people in your group; it is randomly picked unless you have prioritised some/all of your list. Prioritised books on your list are dispatched in order of preference, depending on the availability of sufficient copies. Having ‘spare’ titles on your booklist (more titles than you will actually receive during your membership period) ensures that something from our collection will be available for your group. Changing your booklist Don’t forget that you can change your booklist at any time. Your booklist doesn’t have to be static! Your booklist can be altered on the Convenor section* of the website or by contacting BDS. * This facility is available once a new group has enrolled for the first time & BDS has registered a login name. ii BDS Handbook Readers’ Network and new titles New titles are added to the scheme throughout the year and are simultaneously incorporated into our on-line Catalogue. They are publicised in newsletters and in ‘What’s New’ in the Books section of the website. New titles are chosen by a BDS sub-committee, after assessment and recommendation from our Readers’ Network (made up of volunteer reviewers). The selection criteria include the level of discussion that a book can generate and how well the genre is well represented in the scheme. Contact us if you wish to recommend a book for review (or to discuss donating a set of books in memoriam/to mark a special occasion). Keeping track of books On the back of each book in the scheme is a sticker with a unique barcode. The barcodes work with our electronic book scanning system, so BDS knows which group has what books. Each “consignment note” (the printout that’s included in your book parcel) lists the barcodes of the books issued to your group. To keep track of who has what book, we suggest you write each person’s name beside the relevant barcode number on the consignment note. Care of books Book groups are responsible for the care and security of books and booknotes while on loan from the BDS. To ensure longevity of our books so others can enjoy them, please keep books clean, dry and out of harm’s way. The Members section of the website has Courier & Postal Information (guidelines for returning books to BDS) and information about what to do if a book is lost or damaged. Booknotes & the art of discussion Discussion notes (booknotes) accompany each book that’s loaned out. These professionally prepared notes are intended to increase your understanding and appreciation of the book, and to help groups generate discussion about it. They are the copyright of BDS or the book publisher. Booknotes provide a variety of information such as background, an analysis of aspects of the text, questions you can use for discussion, and additional resources. You can use the booknotes in whatever way suits your group: some groups follow the questions religiously; others use them as a framework for their discussion. It’s up to you! You can choose when to read the booknotes— beforehand, during, or after reading the book. If booknotes contain ‘spoilers’ (too much content that will spoil the surprise of the book), this is indicated. Loan period Our scheme operates on the premise that groups meet on a regular day each month (or every two months for the half programme): for example, the second Wednesday of the month.
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